Culture jamming

This essay will look at the similarities and differences between the culture and social organisation of Japan and Britain. It will focus on family and education and how the structures, norms and values relate to Feminism and Functionalism. When comparing the education system of the British and Japanese, there are many similarities with regards to attendance and general structure. Japanese schools, like the British, have primary, junior and senior schools and children attend for an average of 6…

The complexities of Identity are a package that many find difficult to unpack. Though they influence every action we take, but they so often go un-reflected until we are forced to stop and analyze how they help to create our own biases and opinions. In the Assigned reading, Mwenda Ntarangwi examines identity and its effects on academia and the field of Anthropology in particular. In the following essay, I will turn the mirror of interrogation unto myself and dissect my own identity, racial,…

Every family has their own ways of doing and seeing things. Every family is different. Family systems theory can be seen in every family. Every family has their own roles, rules and goals they want to achieve. The families as show the theories concepts of boundaries, climate and equilibrium. A family does not work on an individual basis. It works together to produce one complete product, a functional family. Though all families are different, they share the characteristics of the family systems…

Will there ever be an object or idea that can alter a “mistake”? As humans have evolved, there have been distinctive notions created on the consequences of certain activities or actions. While the preceding is important to include in society, must it constantly be so solemn? Any individual does either naive actions or just simple mistakes. In “First Confession” he gestates a humorous tone with the utilization of figurative language and characterization to illustrate how the formality and notions…

In life, two people can start out the same, but end up in completely different places. They could have a similar background, get raised the same way, and even have a similar lifestyle. But they don’t always end up in the same place. For the author, Wes Moore, he discovered someone with the same name, same upbringing, etc. whose life was completely different from his. The difference between the author and the “other” Wes Moore, is the mindset and the decisions they made. They both had a rough…

world there are many different types of societies, all based on where you are living at the moment. Here in the United States the society changes as the time progresses. As things tend to change with the culture of the country. The United States is a diverse society made up of many different cultures that range from multiple different international countries. Both Rawls and Nozick have their own theories on justice, about whether an act is just or unjust and how we humans should live by them.…

to become the “perfect Muslim”, he became the exact opposite: a wanna-be Englishman. Magid becomes more English than English because Samad could not calculate the imperialism in Bangladesh. He is not willing to choose his true Indian culture over the English culture. Magid has devoted himself to science and law, as he studies under Marcus Chalfen…

difference between historical Indian morals, traditions, beliefs and common misconceptions relating to them. Needleman, an advocate for the learning and discussion of an important part of American culture, wants to recall Indian lifestyles and share them in the 21st century. Many Americans consider Indian culture to be stuck in the past, but many aspects of Iroquois legends are linked to events and issues prevalent in our modern world. Needleman discusses a ‘creation’ story, important figures,…

from feeling hopeful. In Mehdi Charef’s Tea in the Harem, Majid’s social and environmental circumstances emulate hopelessness, creating the constant influence of despair which controls his life. Majid faces an ongoing inner struggle regarding his culture and how the French society sees him. Included in this struggle is Majid’s personal dilemma…

My viewpoint on my own culture as well as other cultures has not changed by reading this module but perhaps it has been enhanced and become more solidified. “Culture is the knowledge, language, values, customs and material objects that are passed from person to person and from one generation to the next in a human group or society” (Kendall, 2016, p. 45). Each person and every culture brings a uniqueness to the world that would create a void if lost. American culture is wonderful, but so is…